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Arsenal 4-1 Reading: Premier League match report

Gervinho starred for Arsenal in their 4-1 Premier League rout of Reading at Emirates Stadium.

Ivory Coast striker Gervinho inspired Arsenal to a 4-1 demolition of struggling Reading on Saturday as the Gunners boosted their chances of qualifying for the Champions League for the 16th successive season.

Gervinho scored the first at the Emirates Stadium and had a hand in second half goals for Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud on his first Premier League start since December.

Hal Robson-Kanu pulled one back for Reading in Nigel Adkins’ first match since taking over as Royals manager, but Mikel Arteta’s late penalty condemned the visitors to defeat and saw them drop below Queens Park Rangers to the foot of the table.

There was even better news for Arsenal from Southampton, where Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat meant the fifth placed Gunners are now just two points outside the top four.